Dispensing device



. July 1, 1930. A. L. BLATTI DISPENSING DEVICE Filed March 5, 1928inventor AZbartL. 132mm Patented July 1,. 1930 i i "STATES ALBE T L.BLATTI, or CHICAGO; rumors nrsrnlvsme DEVICE Application filed March1928. Serial No. 259,130. r j

of any instrumentalities which create a stress thereon incident to. themechanical handling thereof. As a consequence, it is necessary or atleast highly desirable to bandle such articles without crushing orapply-' ing any instrumentalitiesthereto to effect the selectivedispensation thereof.

. One objectof the present simplify the, construction and improve theoperation of devicesof the character menzotioned. 1

Another object is the provision of means for selectively necessitatingthe application offlinstrumentalities thereto. Still another object isto provide means for selectively discharging articles along apredetermined path without necessitating the gripping .thereof.

. .A further ob ect s to provide ;meansfor feeding articles along a.predetermined path in conjunction with simultaneously operable ejectingmeans which coordinates therewith. A still further objectis to providearticle supporting means adjustable to coordinate with. anejector forsimultaneous operation to effect the discharge of article-s.

,. Other objects and advantages willappear from the followingdescription of-an illus- T the present invention.

' trated embodiment of In the drawing: f Figure 1 is a sectional view inelevation of a device embodying features of the present invention. I

Figure 2 is a similar view, showing parts thereof removed and theexterior construction thereof. I

Figure 3 j the device disclosed in Figure 1.- .Figure lis a plan view ofthedevice-dis- .clo d n F g re -v t Y invention -is to dispensingarticles without wise position. 19 through the chute 25,

tially 1s an end viewin elevation of v I the cigarettes which tendtonorinally tate 'to theopeningor discharge orifice '18 tially alonglineV.-Vof Figure 2.

I The. structure selectedfor illustration comprises a base member 10stamped or otherwise shaped to provide a hollow interior for the purposeofr'eceiving and concealing the operating instrumentalities from view.

' Figure 5 is a sectional ,view taken substan- I I A- substantiallyrectangular body 1 member 11 is associated with the base 10 with theforward wall 12 thereof disposed rearwardly of the front edge of thebase A partition member 13 is disposed with-' 1n the body-11' to extendbetween the sides thereof for. defining independent compartments 14-.and 15 constituting the article, com

fining" magazine and. ash chamber, respec tively.; 1 i 1' Asshown, theforward wall 12 extends downwardly for termination in an inclined wall16 which cooperates with a flange 17 formed from a forward portion ofthe base 10., The flange 17 is spaced from the terminal edge 16 of theinclined wall 16 to define a substantially,' rectangular, transverselydisposed opening 18 which. corresponds in size and contourto thearticlesfin" this instance cigarettes" 19. The" articles or cigarettes19 are supported in stackedrela tion within the magazine 1 1by -1nea11sofa tray 20 which is pivoted tojthe partition 13 means of a hinge 21'having a pin 22 by projecting therethrough 7 The free extremity23o I ofa plate 24 of curved contour conforming substantially with the wall 16in spaced "relation thereto so as to form a chute 25 slightf the tray20fis disposed in the path 1y greater-in width than "the cigarettes 19 Iwhi 'h are, freely movable therethrough.

It is to be noted that the chute 25 com municates with the magazine 14:to. receive cigarettes "l9 from the tray 2O which is inclined in itsextreme count-ercloclr' Inorder to guide the articles arplate 26isassociated with the wall 16 .to conform substanslightly with thecurvature of the" plateQ,

thereby serving as a smooth .guideway for;-

'grav1 SOv constituting the bottom of the magazine lat willtend tosupply and maintain the chute filled with articles which are selectivelyejected through the orifice 18.

The ejector means consist of a transversely disposed member, in thisinstance a U- ber 10 or otherwise associated therewith to dependtherefrom thereby enabling a pm to project therethrough to sustain andpivotallysupport the" bar 28 whichis conealed within the interior of thebase 1O.

The ejector 21 will reciprocate in a substan tially vert1cal dlrectlon'responsiveto 1mparting pivotal movement to the support" bar 28 by meansof a manually operative actuator 31' having the shank '32 thereofsecured thereto at the extremity 33" thereof. It is to be noted, thatthe actuator'shank 32 projects throughthe aperture provided in the basel0 to enable accessto the actuator 31 from the exterior of'the body 11.The ejector 27 comprises a transversely disposed inverted U-fshape'dblank or a depth somewhat greater thanithe chute 25, it being normallymaintained in'the path there of by means ofv a tension spring 35 whichis secured to a tank 36 struck from'the partitionrl3. The othereiitremity of thespring 35 is secured tothe bar 28 intermediate the endsthereof to maintain the bar with the ejector 27 in an extremeupward'position. The upward movement of the ejector 27'is limited bymeansof' seeps? secured thereto so' as to engage the floor of the base14 at the uncture thereof with the plate 2 which constitutes a wall ofthe chute 25.

The ejector 27 is provided with a'substa-ntially arcuate depressionSS inthe top surface thereof to receive an article, in this instanceacigarette 19, thereon responsive to.

the downward movement of the ejector 2'? by 'manipulating the actuator31, thereby placing the depression 38 substantially in extensivealignment with theplate of'vthe chute 25. The cigarette. 19 mostproximate to the orifice 18 will gravitatethereonifor retention with thed'epres's1on'38' (Figurel).

It will thus be apparent that the deposition of the article 19 withinthe depression 38 will retain the other articles within the chute insuch a position as to preclude the discharge thereof. Simultaneous withthe removal'of the applied force from/the actuator 31, the tensionspring 35 elevates the ejector-3'7 to a position/in the path oft-hechute '25, thereby eliminating any further I possible passage ofarticles.therethrough and delivering the ejected cigarette to a readyaccessible position.

The chute 25 is maintained filled with articles supplied from themagazine 14, and the last article is capable of ejection therefrom bymeans of the movable tray 20 which serves as support for the articleswithin the magazine 14. It has been found desirable to-return the tray20 to its normal supporting position so as to preclude the delivery orgravitation of articles 19 to the chute 25 in order to relieve thearticles in the chute 25 from the pressure or weight of thesuperposedarticles within the magazine 14-. To this end, the ejector supporting-bar:28 is" provided with an extension 39 which projects through anaperture 4:0 in the fioor of the base 10 to normally abut againstthetray 2O whichassumes a substantially horizontal position simultaneouswith the elevation of the ejector 27 in the path of the chute 25. Inorderto limit the clockwise movement of the tray 20', a flange 41 issecured to the under side thereof so as to project in the path of thewall 24 of the chute 25 to engage therewith. The oscillatory movement ofthe tray 20 is thereby" limited between predetermined points to insure"the proper operation of' the instrumentalities and the desiredgravitation of convenience. The compartment 15 is provided' with the capl i stamped or otherwise shaped to provide a depression45 which isprovided with a polygonal opening l-btherein to enable the passage ofrefuse therethrough' and the deposition thereof within the receptacle4L2 disposed therebelow. AS shown; the marginal edge of the cap 44 whichtelescopically engages the mouth of the refuse compartment 15, isprovided with opposed arcuate clips l? to sustain ci'ga rettes or otherarticles thereon.v A closure is pivoted to an edge of the cap 44-proximate to the partition 1 so as to effect the disposal thereof in thevicinity of the article magazine 14 to serve as a closure therefor,thereby precluding the entrance of dust and other foreign substancestherein.

A resilient plate L9 is vertically associated with a'member 50 securedto the forward inclined wall 16 of the body 11 so as to enable thereception of a match box between the forward wall 12 of the magazine 14:and

the plate A'metallic member 51 is disposed between theplate and themagazine let to support the match receptacle in the 'IDO 7proper-position so that the slidable enclosure thereon can protrudedownward 'beyondthe sides of its match receptacle'to enable ac I cess tothe matches in the usual manner.

With the arrangement ofparts above described it' will beapparent thatnovel means have been provided to eject articles without injury theretoor in any way defacingsuch I as to render them unfit for their intendedpurpose. The gravitation of articles from the magazine to the chuteresponsive to the selective ejection thereof precludes clogging as wellas excessive weight thereon which often results in injury thereto owingto the factthat the contents of the cigarette are not totally enclosedatthe ends.

' Various changes may be'made in-the embodiment of the invention hereinspecifically described without departing from or sacrificing any of theadvantagesthereof fined in the appended claims.

7 I claim I r 1. In a device of the character described,

as dethe combination with a magazine for'confining articles in stackedrelation, there being a discharge opening atone side thereof fornormally deliveri'ng the. articles froin sald magazlne,meansreclprocable 1n the path of saidopening and pivotally mounted atthe other side of said magazine to control the ejection of articlestherethrough, there being an article receivingidepression'on saidejecting means, and an actuator for moving;

return said ejector-in the path of said chute. 3 4. In a cigarettedispensing I device, the a combination with a magazine having an ashreceptacle therein, cigarette ejecting means associated with saidmagazine, a cigarette support telescopically engaging said ash'receptacle, and a member associated with-said cigarette supportto serve as aclosure for said magazine. I 5. In acigarette dispensing device, the

combination with a magazine having an ash receptacle therein, cigaretteejecting vmeans associated Withsaid magazine, a cigarette I r supporttelescopically engaging said ash receptacle, and a memberplvotally'associated with said cigarette support to serve as a closurefor said magazine.

ALBERT L. BLATTI,

said ejecting means so that said 1 article receiving depression-is inthepath of said. discharge opening .to receive an article thereln. I

2. The combination With a magazine for confining articles therein, of achute income v munication with one side of said magazine to receive analigned seriesof articles there- 7 y from, a member mounted at'the'opposite side of said magazine and movable in the path of said chute tonormally serve as a closure therefor, and. anactuator operativelyconnected to said ejector to effect the removal thereoffrom the path ofsaid chute to receive an article therefrom, there" being a seat in saidejector to receive anarticle from said chute.

3'. The combination with a magazine for connected to said ejector toeffect the re- I I ,moval thereof from the path of said chute to receivean article therefrom, there being. a seat 1n sald ejector, to receive anarticle from said chute, an article in said ejector serving to blocksaid chute, and means to

